NEW AT NOON, THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS COMING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THANKS TO THE BIG EXPANSION PROJECT HAPPENING AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M MEREDITH McDONOUGH. I'M JASON GUY. ACCORDING TO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, 40% OF THOSE NEW JOBS WILL BE MANAGERIAL, HIGH-TECH OR HIGHLY SKILLED POSITIONS. GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HE'S THE ENVY OF HARRY POTTER FANS AROUND THE GLOBE. HE GOT A TOUR OF THE HARRY POTTER EXPANSION THIS MORNING. BUT THE GOVERNOR WAS ON A MISSION, A MISSION TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE HARRY POTTER EXPANSION ALONG WITH OTHER PROJECTS AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, THE NEW CABANA BAY BEACH RESORT, THE CITY WALK EXPANSION, WILL BRING IN NEARLY 3,500 NEW JOBS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS WAS A GREAT CHANCE TO GET A SNEAK PEEK AT THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER, DIAGON ALLEY, WHICH IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE CLOSEST THE MEDIA HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE PROJECT. THE GOVERNOR USED IT AS A BACKDROP FOR HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RICK SCOTT IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AGAINST FORMER GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST, THE REPUBLICAN TURNED DEMOCRAT. BUT RICK SCOTT WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS OPPONENT. I WISH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS COULD WORK TOGETHER. GOVERNOR, YOU'RE READY FOR RE-ELECTION. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF GOVERNOR CRIST'S NEW BOOK? I'M RUNNING ON A CAMPAIGN OF JOBS. WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. HE SAID TOURISM IN FLORIDA IS UP 15%. WE WERE HOPING UNIVERSAL MIGHT ANNOUNCE WHEN THE NEW HARRY POTTER THEME PARK WOULD OPEN, THE EXACT DATE. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.